Personal Info
Birth date
1951-06-13 (74 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Also known as
Stellan John Skarsgård
Στέλαν Σκάρσγκαρντ
스텔란 스카스가드
斯特兰·斯卡斯加德
史戴倫·史柯斯嘉
Стеллан Скашгорд
Стеллан Скарсґард
استلان اسکاشگورد
استلان اسکارشگورد
Stellan Skarsgård
Biography
Stellan Skarsgård (born June 13, 1951) is a Swedish actor, known internationally for The Hunt for Red October and Good Will Hunting, as well as his supporting roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Mamma Mia!, and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchises. Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier and has appeared in six of the Danish auteur's features: The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac.
Filmography
The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.The Avengers
7.813
Overview:
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!Chernobyl
8.689
Overview:
The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.2
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
7.371
Overview:
Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.Dune
7.779
Overview:
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.Dune: Part Two
8.134
Overview:
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.Andor
8.3
Overview:
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.271
Overview:
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
7.262
Overview:
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate dangerous waters, confront many foes and, ultimately, choose sides in a battle wherein piracy itself hangs in the balance.Cinderella
6.825
Overview:
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.Entourage
7.4
Overview:
Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.Good Will Hunting
8.157
Overview:
Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.Thor
6.768
Overview:
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.Thor: Love and Thunder
6.396
Overview:
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
6.712
Overview:
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.Thor: The Dark World
6.512
Overview:
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.Angels & Demons
6.716
Overview:
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.Skavlan
5
Overview:
Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."Sentimental Value
7.4
Overview:
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father — and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.Marvel Studios Legends
7.4
Overview:
Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories still to come. Each dynamic segment feeds directly into the upcoming series — setting the stage for future events. This series weaves together the many threads that constitute the unparalleled Marvel Cinematic Universe.Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
7.089
Overview:
Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each could be Sophie’s biological father.The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.911
Overview:
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.Mamma Mia!
6.978
Overview:
A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her down the aisle.King Arthur
6.306
Overview:
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.The Hunt for Red October
7.375
Overview:
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!Arn: The Knight Templar
6.3
Overview:
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.378
Overview:
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.Dancer in the Dark
7.865
Overview:
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.Acting
2025Sentimental Value as Gustav Borg
2025Being Bo Widerberg as Self
2025Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor as Narrator
2024Who's who? as Narrator
2024What Remains as Sören Rank
2024Dune: Part Two as Baron Harkonnen
2022Andor (19 Episodes) as Luthen Rael
2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022Thor: Love and Thunder as Selvig
2022Soul of a Man as Bon-Bon
2021Dune as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
2021The Ape Star as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
2021Marvel Studios Legends (1 Episode) as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020Last Words as Zyberski
202011 Colours of the Bird as Self
2019Hope as Tomas
2019The Painted Bird as Hans
2019Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria as Self
2019I'll Find You as Benno Moser
2019Chernobyl (5 Episodes) as Boris Shcherbina
2019Out Stealing Horses as Trond
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
2018The Man Who Killed Don Quixote as The Boss
2018Filmworker as Self
2017Gordon & Paddy as Gordon (voice)
2017Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt as Self
2017Borg vs McEnroe as Lennart Bergelin
2017Return to Montauk as Max Zorn
2016Our Kind of Traitor as Dima
2016The Hotel as Self
2015River (6 Episodes) as John River
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Self
2015Avengers: Age of Ultron as Erik Selvig
2015Cinderella as Grand Duke
2014Hector and the Search for Happiness as Edward
2014Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia' as Himself
2014In Order of Disappearance as Nils
2013The Physician as Barber
2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as Seligman
2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. I as Seligman
2013The Railway Man as Finlay
2013Thor: The Dark World as Erik Selvig
2013Romeo & Juliet as Prince of Verona
2013Rouge Brésil (2 Episodes) as Villegagnon
2012Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga as Unknown
2012Our Need for Consolation as Narrator
2012The Avengers as Selvig
2012Playhouse Presents (1 Episode) as Unknown
2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger as Self
2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy as Unknown
2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women as Self
2012Room 1112 as Unknown
2011The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Martin Vanger
2011Melancholia as Jack
2011Thor as Erik Selvig
2010King of Devil's Island as Bestyrer Håkon
2010Frankie & Alice as Oz
2010Dimension as Unknown
2010Behind the Moomins as Self
2010As If I Am Not There as Doctor
2010Arn: The Knight Templar (6 Episodes) as Birger Brosa
2010A Somewhat Gentle Man as Ulrik
2009Metropia as Ralph Parker (voice)
2009Boogie Woogie as Bob Maclestone
2009Angels & Demons as Commander Richter
2009Skavlan (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2008Birthing Mamma Mia! as Self
2008God on Trial as Baumgarten
2008Schrader's Exorcism as Self
2008Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End as Birger Brosa
2008Mamma Mia! as Bill Anderson
2007Arn: The Knight Templar as Birger Brosa
2007Guilty Hearts as Stangl
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Bootstrap Bill
2007WΔZ as Eddie Argo
2007Wrath of Gods as Self
2006Svenska ord i bild och tal as Self
2006Goya's Ghosts as Francisco Goya
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
2006Kill Your Darlings as Erik's Father
2005Beowulf & Grendel as Hrothgar
2005Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist as Father Lankester Merrin
2004Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self
2004Kulturplatz (1 Episode) as Self
2004The Making of King Arthur as Self
2004Exorcist: The Beginning as Father Lankester Merrin
2004Entourage (3 Episodes) as Verner Vollstedt
2004King Arthur as Cerdic
2004Dogville Confessions as Self
2004Eiffel Tower as Jakob
2003Dogville as Chuck
2003Helen of Troy (2 Episodes) as King Theseus of Athens
2003To Kill a Child as Narrator
2002City of Ghosts as Joseph Kaspar
2002No Good Deed as Tyrone
2002Taking Sides as Wilhelm Furtwängler
2001Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) as Felix
2001The Glass House as Terence Glass
2001Powder Keg as Harvey Jacobs
2001The Hire (1 Episode) as Harvey Jacobs
2001Signs & Wonders as Alec
2000Aberdeen as Tomas
2000Dancer in the Dark as Doctor
2000Light Keeps Me Company as Self
2000Harlan County War as Warren Jakopovich
2000Timecode as Alex Green
2000I Remember Lena Svedberg as Narrator (Eng)
2000Passion of Mind as William Granther
2000D-Day as Lise's Mand
1999Deep Blue Sea as Jim Whitlock
1998Ronin as Gregor
1998Savior as Peter
1998The Glass-Blower's Children as Albert
1997Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier as Unknown
1997Amistad as Tappan
1997Good Will Hunting as Gerald Lambeau
1997The Kingdom II as Stig Helmers advokat
1997My Son the Fanatic as Schitz
1997The Volcano Man as English voice (voice)
1997Insomnia as Jonas Engström
1996Hundarna i Riga (2 Episodes) as Magnus Björk
1996Breaking the Waves as Jan Nyman
1996Harry & Sonja as Harry Olsson
1995The Dogs of Riga as Magnus Björk
1995Zero Kelvin as Randbæk
1995The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery as Herman Melvin
1994The Kingdom (1 Episode) as Stig Helmers advokat
1994Report to Heaven (4 Episodes) as Gary
1993The Last Dance as Host in Norrköping
1993Murder at the Savoy as Security Manager
1993The Slingshot as Fritiof Schütt
1992Wind as Joe Heiser
1992The Democratic Terrorist as Carl Hamilton
1992Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten as Narrator (voice)
1991The Ox as Helge Roos
1990Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg as Raoul Wallenberg
1990Parker Kane as Nathan Van Adams
1990The Hunt for Red October as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
1990Smash (1 Episode) as Finansministerns sekreterare
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
1989The Interrogation as Carl Hamilton
1989The Women on the Roof as Willy
1989Vildanden (3 Episodes) as Gregers Werle
1989Code Name Coq Rouge as Carl Hamilton
1989S/Y Joy as Klas Larsson
1988The Perfect Murder as Axel Svensson
1988The Unbearable Lightness of Being as The Engineer
1988Time of the Wolf as Peder Ulfstand
1987Friends as Matt
1987Hip Hip Hurrah! as Sören Kröyer
1987Jim and the Pirates Blom as Gustav, Jim's father
1986The Serpent's Way as Karl Orsa Markström
1985Peter-No-Tail in Americat as Pelle Swanson
1985False as Water as Stig
1985August Strindberg: Ett liv (6 Episodes) as Verner von Heidenstam
1985Noon Wine as Olaf Helton
1985Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark as Hamlet
1984Åke and His World as Ebenholtz
1983The School of Wives as Horace
1983Alf Sjöberg - mästaren as Unknown
1983P & B as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
1982The Simple-Minded Murderer as Sven
1982American Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981The Guldbagge Awards (2 Episodes) as Self - Best Actor winner
1978Det är din boll, Jim as Journalist
1977Hemåt i natten as Kurt Sjöberg
1977Tabu as Jan-Erik
1975The Intruders as Peter Delaney
1973Anita, Swedish Nymphet as Erik
1973The Wedding as Roffe Eriksson
1973Five Days in August as Christer
1972The Office Party as Peter
1972Raid in the Summer as Erik
1971Den byxlöse äventyraren as Unknown
1968Bombi Bitt och jag (5 Episodes) as Bombi Bitt
Production
2025Sentimental Value ... Executive Producer
2014In Order of Disappearance ... Executive Producer
2010King of Devil's Island ... Executive Producer
2000Aberdeen ... Associate Producer
Writing
1987Jim and the Pirates Blom ... Writer